diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/system-tools-depends/lshw/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/system-tools-depends/lshw/package.mk
index 0973d638f3..5597788bb8 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/system-tools-depends/lshw/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/system-tools-depends/lshw/package.mk
@@ -12,5 +12,6 @@ PKG_LONGDESC="A small tool to provide detailed information on the hardware confi
 PKG_BUILD_FLAGS="-sysroot"
 
 make_target() {
+  export VERSION="B.${PKG_VERSION}"
   make CXX=${CXX} -C src/
 }